TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · API 42-157-30961 · DISTRICT 03
Brazos River State Tract No. 4 #3
Fort Bend County · Thompson SE. (Frio) field · Directional
Brazos River State Tract NO. 4 #3 (API 42-157-30961) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged July 20, 2012, last operated by Jetta Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1990, permitted to 5,489 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Jetta Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 60.1K barrels of oil and 66.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2012. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 605
- Phone
- (817) 639-2332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jetta Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Jetta Operating Company, Inc.through Apr 2008 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Mar 1, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,489
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 4, 1997
- completed
- 60.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 4, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 2012
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazos River State Tract No. 4 O-3-24439 | Thompson, SE. (Frio) | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 5.29K | 12.7K | Oct 2003 – Dec 2012 |
| Brazos River State Tract No. 4 O-3-6364 | Thompson, Southeast (Frio, Up.) | Jetta Operating Company, Inc. | 2 | 54.8K | 54K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Jun 2003
- 3Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jul 2003 → Mar 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369367-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Feb 1, 1990 | Mar 1, 1990 | — | 5,489 |
| 42307-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 29, 1979 | Jan 29, 1979 | Jun 28, 1979 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1997 | Brazos River State Tract No. 4 O-3-6364 | Thompson Southeast (Frio Up.) | Jetta Operating Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Sep 4, 1997 | Brazos River State Tract No. 4 O-3-24439 | Thompson SE. (Frio) | Jetta Operating Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 71 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,185 | 5,193 | Perforated |
| 5,200 | 5,211 | Perforated |
| 5,272 | 5,282 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,482 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 5,164 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,480 | 8.75 | 500 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 6, 2003 | Nov 20, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1997 | Nov 20, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1990 | Sep 7, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1989 | Sep 5, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1979 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-157-30961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-30961 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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